Legal Opinion

State of Maine v. Thomas G. Coffill III

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided February 26, 2026No. Cum-24-574PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:

2026 ME 18

Docket: Cum-24-574 Argued: September 9, 2025 Decided: February 26, 2026 Panel: STANFILL, C.J., and MEAD, CONNORS, LAWRENCE, DOUGLAS, and LIPEZ, JJ. STATE OF MAINE v. THOMAS G. COFFILL III LIPEZ, J. [¶1] Thomas G. Coffill III appeals from a judgment of conviction of eluding an officer and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon entered by the trial court (Cumberland County, Cashman, J.) after a jury trial. Coffill asserts that the Cumberland County grand jury that indicted him for these charges lacked the authority to do so…

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  3. United States v. Midstate Horticultural Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  4. United States v. Santana-CastellanoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. People v. OkaforeNew York Court of Appeals · 1988

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